Internet Explorer 6 - Paul Bunyan Communications

dial-up service
Internet Explorer 6
CD INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS
Windows 98/ME/NT/2000
1 > Insert the Paul BunyaNet CD.
> Click “Install Internet Explorer 6.0 for
Dial-Up Service”.
2 > Click on the circle to the left of “I accept
the Agreement”.
> Click Next.
3 > Click the circle in front of “Install Now-
Typical set of components”.
> Click Next.
> Installation Process is now taking
place. Please wait until it is finished.
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4 > Click Finish.
5 > After your computer restarts, a window
will cover the desktop and ask you for
your phone number. Type in your
phone number in the text boxes.
> Click Finish.
6 > Click on the image that reads “click here
to Finish”.
> On some computers a screen will appear
asking what you would like to do with
the file. If you see this, choose Open
otherwise proceed to step 7.
7 > If a screen appears like the one to the
right, choose your modem and then click
OK.
8 > Click OK.
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Internet Explorer 6
GETTING STARTED
> To get on the web, the Internet
Explorer icon on your desktop or on
the quick launch bar.
> When the connection screen appears,
enter your username and password.
> Click Connect.
BROWSING AROUND THE WEB
> The easiest way to start moving from
page to page is by clicking on the links.
Links are text or graphics that will take
you to a new page when clicked. (You’ll
notice that your cursor changes from an
arrow to a pointed finger when it on top
of a link.)
> If you want to get back to a page you
were previously viewing, press the Back
button in your Tool Bar.
See the next page for more details on the
Tool Bar buttons.
IF YOU KNOW THE ADDRESS
> Go to the address box and type in the
address of the page you want to see.
(Internet addresses are often shown in
newspaper, magazine, and television
advertisements and articles.)
> Press Enter on your keyboard or the Go
button. The page that you wanted to see
will now be in the Internet Explorer
window.
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THE BUTTONS AND BOXES
Back - takes you to
the previous page in
the history list. (A
history list is a
chronological order of
all the pages you
have viewed in your
current Internet
Explorer session.)
Forward -
takes you to
the next page
in your history
list. This will
only work after
using the back
button or
history list.
Stop - stops any
transferring of page
information.
Refresh - reloads the page
you are currently viewing.
This will update the page if
any changes were made while
you were viewing it or while it
was in your history list.
Favorites - provides access to a list of your
favorite pages. Also allows you to add the
page you are currently viewing to that list.
Mail - opens your
e-mail program.
Print - prints the
page that you are
currently viewing.
Full Screen -
enlarges the
Internet Explorer
window to fit the
entire screen area.
Address bar - displays
your current location on the
web with the page’s
address, also known as a
URL (Uniform Resource
Locator).
Links bar - these buttons
link to interesting web pages
and web sites. It’s not a bad
place to start if your not sure
where to go.
Search - will take you to
a page that allows you to
search for a variety of
topics that are on the
Internet.
Home - takes you to
your designated “start
page.”
History- displays the
pages you have viewed in
your current Internet
Explorer session and allows
you to go to those pages
directly.
Media - provides access to video and
audio information and options.
Edit - allows you
to modify your
homepage or
website if you are
viewing it.
Scroll bars - this is the sliding bar located on
the side of the window and sometimes the bottom
of the window. They are used to view portions of
the page below or beside the present window.
Click on the arrows or click and drag the solid bar
to activate the scroll.
Status Bar - this is located at the bottom of the
window and gives you brief details about links your
mouse hovers over, pages and files while they are
downloading, and the rate downloading information
transfers.
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Outlook Express 6
SETTING UP YOUR E-MAIL ACCOUNT
1 > To open Outlook Express, click start
and then the Outlook Express icon
or;
> Click the mail button on the
Internet Explorer tool bar and then
click “Read Mail”.
2 > If you the window to the right
appears, click the circle in front of
“Create a new Internet mail account”.
(If it does not appear, go on to the
next step.)
> Click Next.
3 > Type your first and/or last name in
the “Display name:” text box. (This
name will appear next to your e-mail
address on messages sent by you.)
> Click Next.
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4 > Type your E-mail address in the text box.
Your e-mail address is __________@paulbunyan.net
> Click Next.
5 > Make sure that POP3 is selected.
> Type pop.paulbunyan.net in the
“Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP)
server” text box.
> Type smtp.paulbunyan.net in the
“Outgoing mail (SMTP) server” text
box.
> Click Next.
6 > Type your user name into the “Account
name” text box.
Your username is: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
> Type your password into the “Password”
text box.
Your password is: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
> Click Next.
7 > Click Finish.
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Outlook Express 6
SENDING AND RECEIVING MESSAGES
1 > To open Outlook Express, click start
and then the Outlook Express icon
or;
> Click the mail button on the
Internet Explorer tool bar and then
click “Read Mail”.
2 > To check if you have new mail, click on
the Send and Receive button.
> Open your Inbox by clicking Inbox to
view new and saved messages.
> If you have new mail, it will appear in
the upper-right portion the window
with the name of the sender, the
subject, and the day and time sent.
(You may read your new messages by
either double-clicking on them to open
a new window or by clicking on them
one time to read the messages in the
lower-right portion of the present
window.)
> Use the contact list to store frequently
used e-mail addresses.
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3 > To create a new message, click the
button in the Internet Mail window.
> Click the To: field and type in the address
of the recipient of the message. (If you
want to send the message to more than
one person, put a semi-colon between
their e-mail addresses.)
> If you would like to send an exact copy of
the message to someone, type their e-
mail address in the Cc: field.
> Click on the Subject: field and type in a
brief note describing what your message
will be about.
> You may now click on the large white area
of the window and type your message.
> When you want to send your message,
click the Send button in the upper lefthand
corner of the window.
THE BUTTONS AND BOXES
Reply - opens a new
message window for you to
reply to the message currently
highlighted in your Inbox.
Reply All - opens a new message
window for you to reply to all of the
recipients from the message currently
highlighted in your Inbox.
Forward - opens the
highlighted message so you
can send it to someone else.
Send and Receive - checks to
see if you have any new mail and
will also send out any messages you
have in your Outbox.
Create Mail -
opens a
message
window, where
you can create a
new e-mail
message.
Inbox - opens
your list of folders.
Print - Prints the
message currently
highlighted.
Delete - sends the
highlighted message to
the Deleted Items folder to
be erased.
Address Book - allows you
to store and access the e-mail
addresses you use most
frequently.
Find - helps you find
messages by name,
address, subject or text
within the message.
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